Monthly Archives: February 2018

by Tan Wah Piow 2nd February 2018 marks the 55th anniversary of Operation Coldstore in Singapore. In the early hours of 2nd February 1963, Singapore’s Internal Security Council (ISC) ordered the arrests without trial of 107 political leaders from leftwing opposition parties, civil society leaders, trade unionists, and students. That ‘security’ action paved the way for late Lee Kuan Yew’s …

The national carrier, Singapore Airlines (SIA) has backtracked on its decision to automatically charge passengers for travel insurance. The “auto opt-in” feature, said to have been introduced last year in Singapore, Thailand and Hong Kong, raised eyebrows with customers when they realised that they were charged with travel insurance without being clearly notified at the point of booking. In a …

by Singsaver.com.sg With extra fees on luggage allowance to seat selection and even to print your boarding pass, budget flights may not give you the best value. We love to travel, and we love scrambling for cheap air tickets. But before you click “buy”, ask yourself: is it really possible that your flight costs less than S$50? Sometimes, you’ll find out …

On Monday (29 Jan), it was reported that two hawker centres, one at Marsiling Mall and the other at Bukit Merah Central, have started charging deposits for food trays used in the hawker centres. It also said that over the next few years, up to 25 hawker centres managed could start charging deposits for food trays too, for the sake of …

Global sports brand, adidas has inked a partnership with one of Singapore’s most successful youth football academies, JSSL. JSSL Singapore is a youth football club that started in 2002. Currently it has over 1000 students in their grassroots program and an additional 200 youth players in their Elite program. JSSL Singapore offers children with an opportunity to have top class …

Madam Goh Gwek Eng, crowned to be the oldest employee of McDonald, earlier passed away on Monday (22 January) at the age of 90 due to stomach cancer. It was reported that she has been working with the company when she was 70 and has been working with them ever since. Mr Tan Pok Yong, a 71-year-old retiree, told the …

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